A Tuesday June 23 attack by some gunmen at a filling station in Akure, the capital of Ondo state, left one person dead.
Tee-Leo Ikoro, the state’s police spokesperson, said a filling station along the city’s Oba-Ile Road area was attacked Tuesday late in the evening. Although the gunmen failed to rob the filling station, the incident nevertheless led to a pandemonium with people running for safety.
Two suspects were arrested in connection with the crime not far from the scene of the incident, while police are tracking two other suspects who fled. A rifle, a dane gun, some cartridges and live ammunition were recovered from the two arrested suspects.
Ikoro said;
“With the intervention of policemen, two of the armed robbers have been arrested.
“There hasn’t been such an attack in Ondo State, that is to tell you that the rate of crime in Ondo State is minimal, and with this occurrence our men immediately swung into action, leading to the arrest of two of the hoodlums.”